Jeffrey J. Asperger

Jeffrey Asperger

Asperger Associates, LLC

150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 420
Chicago, IL 60601-7630

Contact Jeffrey J. Asperger

T: 312-856-9901

F: 312-856-9905

Visit: www.asplaw.net

Practice areas: General Litigation (40%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (30%), Business Litigation (30%)

Industry Groups: Construction, Insurance, Maritime, Product Liability

Law School: The John Marshall Law School

Selected to:

Illinois Super Lawyers 2009
Illinois Super Lawyers 2008

About Jeffrey Asperger

Admitted: 1979, Illinois

Professional Webpage: www.asplaw.net/professionals/asperger.html

Honors and Awards: $39,509,145 verdict in Royal Indemnity v. FM Global for breach of contract. Verdict was 44th highest in 2007., Top 100 Verdicts, Verdict Search, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications: Proctor in Admiralty

Bar/Professional Activity: Chicago Bar Assoc; Illinois State Bar Assoc; American Bar Assoc; Maritime Law Assoc.Admitted: US Courts of Appeals: 7th Circuit, 8th Circuit, 9th CircuitAdmitted: US District Courts: AZ; NY; MD; FL; SC; IL; MO; KY; TN;

Pro bono/Community Service: Arts: M5 Artists Collaborative; Collaboraction

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Builder's Risk: Inland Marine or Property Insurance?The John Liner Review / Winter 2008; Latest Developments in Commercial First Party Coverage Issues 2003-2004 PLRB/LIRB/WLA Regional Conferences, Chicago - Detroit - Philadelphia; Basic Warranty Law, or Ugly Wallpaper for Beginners, or All You Need to Know About Worthless PaperRoof Asset Management Conference 2002, Oak Brook, IL; Building Product Failures: Are New Designs and Techniques Causing More Problems Than They Solve?2002 Western Loss Association Annual Conference, Lake Delavan, WI; Legal Definition of a Product Failure: What the Law Requires of the Designer and the ManufacturerASM Journal:The ASM International 2000 Conference on Failure Prevention; Presentation - Jeffrey J. Asperger: "A Pragmatic Approach to Technology"IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law - March 7, 2008, Chicago, IL; Presentation - Jeffrey J. Asperger: "The Evolution of Builder's Risk"Zurich Insurance Company Large Loss Underwriting Meeting - Feb. 27, 2008, Schaumburg, IL

Verdicts and Settlements: $11.5 million settlement in Eternity Shipping and Eurocarriers v. Tate & LyleNovember 2007; $39.5 million jury verdict in John Deere & Co., Royal Indemnity, et al v. FM Global, et al. makes Top 100 List for 2007National Law Journal, May 2007; Insurance Journal, May 14, 2007; Landmark appellate decision in Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. The Weitz Company, LLCMarch 2007; $1.26 Million Settlement Reached in Girl's Fatal CrashChicago Tribune, March 16, 2007

Representative Clients: American Sugar Refining; Aon Corporation; Apex Insurance Managers; Century Insurance Group; Chubb Group; Deere & Company; Essex Insurance Company; Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies ; Fortune Wireless; Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company; Jordan Mozer and Associates, Ltd.; Lake Forest Condo Association; Legacy Development Group LLC; Liberty International; Lloyd's of London; Marvel Engineering Co.; Nestle - Purina; New West Realty and Development; Oasis Industries; Panasonic Corporation of North America; Royal & Sun Alliance; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Tate & Lyle North America Sugars, Inc.; The Kroger Company; ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation; St. Paul/Travelers Insurance Company; The Kerry Group; Tokio Marine

Other Outstanding Achievements: 1st Overall, Chicago-Mackinac Race, 1981; 1st Overall, Marion-Bermuda Race, 1985; 1st in Division, Marion-Bermuda Race, 1987; 3rd Overall, Chicago-Mackinac Race, 1988; First Overall, Key West Race Week,1999;

Educational Background: English Literature, Speech

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